October 4 Chapter 1
Boy in the painted cave
Prewrite 1:One of the conflicts is that
1: I'm good at druming on
things.
2: When I drum I feel proud
that I could drum the way I do.
3: If I wasn't aloud to drum I would
feel very disapointed and angry.
December16,2006
The Giver
Quote1
NEADLESS TO SAY HE WILL BE RELEASED,the voice had said,
followed by silence. Qustions
Why will he be released?
Where will they be released to?
Does he get to go where he wants to? Quote2
The ceremony of twelve was the last of
the ceremonies. Quetions
How is twelve the last of the ceremonies?
Why don't they have ceremonies for the
people older than twelve?
Quote3
He waited for his father to chastise Lilly. Questions
Why just chastise her?
Why not something more strict?
Why did he wait and not just tell his father?
Quote4
He helped the woman from the chair,led her
to the tub,removed her robe,and steadied her
with his hand on her armas she stepped in
and lowered herself. Questions
Wouldn't Jonas be discusted?
How can he look at a naked old lady and not
care?
Why do they let kids look at old people in the
nude? Quote5
He rarely dreamed. Questions
Why does he rarely dream?
How do the others dream and Jonas doesn't?
Quote6
But there was no murmmer-of-the-Replacement
Ceremony for the new Roberto. Questions
Why do they have Replacement Ceremonies?
Why would they replace people?
Quote7
He was sitting in the seat marked nineteen.
But they skipped him. Questions
Why did they skip him?
Was he on the wrong number?
Did he make a mistake?
Did they make a mistake? Quote8
Jonas moved his hands together,clapping,
but it was an automatic,meaningless
gesture that he wasn't even aware of. Questions
How was he clapping automaticly?
Why was it a meaningless clap?
Quote9
It had never occured to him that he might
apply for release. Questions
What is so bad about release?
Why do they need to apply for release?
Why not just get chosen to be released?
Why doesn't it occur to him?
Quote10
"That meant nothing to you,did it?"he asked.
Jonas was confused ."I didn't understand it,
sir.""Of course you didn't .You don't know what
snow is,do you?
"Or a sled?Runners?"
"No,sir,"Jonas said.
"Downhill?The termmeans nothing to you?"
"Nothing sir." Questions
Why doesn't Jonas know about snow?
Why doesn't he know about downhill?
Why doesn't he know about sleds?
Quote11
"Call me the Giver,"he told Jonas. Questions
Is the old man the main character?
Is Jonas the main character?
Why does the old manwant Jonas to call
him the receiver?
Quote12 Questions Quote13 Questions Qoute14
Questions Quote15
The boy stared at him. "Water,"he begged again. Questions
If they're in a war why does he need water?
Aren't they supplied with those kinds of things
in the army?
Quote16
I can see that it's a dangerous way to live Questions
Why is it a dangerous way to live?
What is so dangerous about it?
Quote17
He saw his friend,aiming an imaginary weapon
in his hand,dart from behind one tree to another. Questions
How do they know about weapons?
Who told them about weapons?
Wouldn't the reciever and Giver only know
about weapons?
Does everyone have the memory of weapons?
Quote18
He laughed a little,but the laughter was not
lighthearted. Questions
Why doesn't he lagh lighthearted?
What does it mean to lagh lighthearted?
Why didn't he just lagh normally.
Quote19
He killed it! My father killed it!Jonas said to
himself,stunned at what he was realizing.He
continued to stare at the screen numbly. Questions
Why would they kill a little baby?
I don't think it's right to just kill people for no
reason.
How could they just kill an innosent baby?
Quote20
"I want you to come,Giver,"Jonas pleaded. Questions
Where does Jonas want the Giver
to go?
Where is Jonas going?
Why is Jonas leaving?
Why does he want the Giverto go with
him?
Quote 21
He knew that in the danger of his
escape he must be absolutely silent;
but with his heart and mind,he called
back and hoped that with his capacity
for hearing-beyond,The Giver would
know that jonas had said goodbye. Questions
How does he hear beyond?
When you're the Receiver/Giver does
you're hearing advance?
Quote22
They ate some berries,and tried without
success to catch a bird. Questions
How did they get berries,I thought they
weren't in an agricultural area any more?
Quote23
Using his final strength,and a special
knowledge that was deep inside him,
Jonas found the sled that was waiting
for them at the top of the hill. Questions
Why was there a sled at the top of the
hill?
Did someone leave it there?
When did they go over there?
How did they know Jonas was going
to be there( the reciever?)
Extra Questions
How did the community stop earthquakes,
if they didnt why didnt the receiver nor the
giver any memory of one?
In chapter 22 what was the strange creature
jonas and gabriel saw?
Boy in the painted cave
Prewrite 1:One of the conflicts is that
1: I'm good at druming on
things.
2: When I drum I feel proud
that I could drum the way I do.
3: If I wasn't aloud to drum I would
feel very disapointed and angry.
December16,2006
The Giver
Quote1
NEADLESS TO SAY HE WILL BE
RELEASED,the voice had said,
followed by silence.
Qustions
Why will he be released?
Where will they be released to?
Does he get to go where he wants to?
Quote2
The ceremony of twelve was the last of
the ceremonies.
Quetions
How is twelve the last of the ceremonies?
Why don't they have ceremonies for the
people older than twelve?
Quote3
He waited for his father to chastise Lilly.
Questions
Why just chastise her?
Why not something more strict?
Why did he wait and not just tell his father?
Quote4
He helped the woman from the chair,led her
to the tub,removed her robe,and steadied her
with his hand on her armas she stepped in
and lowered herself.
Questions
Wouldn't Jonas be discusted?
How can he look at a naked old lady and not
care?
Why do they let kids look at old people in the
nude?
Quote5
He rarely dreamed.
Questions
Why does he rarely dream?
How do the others dream and Jonas doesn't?
Quote6
But there was no murmmer-of-the-Replacement
Ceremony for the new Roberto.
Questions
Why do they have Replacement Ceremonies?
Why would they replace people?
Quote7
He was sitting in the seat marked nineteen.
But they skipped him.
Questions
Why did they skip him?
Was he on the wrong number?
Did he make a mistake?
Did they make a mistake?
Quote8
Jonas moved his hands together,clapping,
but it was an automatic,meaningless
gesture that he wasn't even aware of.
Questions
How was he clapping automaticly?
Why was it a meaningless clap?
Quote9
It had never occured to him that he might
apply for release.
Questions
What is so bad about release?
Why do they need to apply for release?
Why not just get chosen to be released?
Why doesn't it occur to him?
Quote10
"That meant nothing to you,did it?"he asked.
Jonas was confused ."I didn't understand it,
sir.""Of course you didn't .You don't know what
snow is,do you?
"Or a sled?Runners?"
"No,sir,"Jonas said.
"Downhill?The termmeans nothing to you?"
"Nothing sir."
Questions
Why doesn't Jonas know about snow?
Why doesn't he know about downhill?
Why doesn't he know about sleds?
Quote11
"Call me the Giver,"he told Jonas.
Questions
Is the old man the main character?
Is Jonas the main character?
Why does the old manwant Jonas to call
him the receiver?
Quote12
Questions
Quote13
Questions
Qoute14
Questions
Quote15
The boy stared at him. "Water,"he begged again.
Questions
If they're in a war why does he need water?
Aren't they supplied with those kinds of things
in the army?
Quote16
I can see that it's a dangerous way to live
Questions
Why is it a dangerous way to live?
What is so dangerous about it?
Quote17
He saw his friend,aiming an imaginary weapon
in his hand,dart from behind one tree to another.
Questions
How do they know about weapons?
Who told them about weapons?
Wouldn't the reciever and Giver only know
about weapons?
Does everyone have the memory of weapons?
Quote18
He laughed a little,but the laughter was not
lighthearted.
Questions
Why doesn't he lagh lighthearted?
What does it mean to lagh lighthearted?
Why didn't he just lagh normally.
Quote19
He killed it! My father killed it!Jonas said to
himself,stunned at what he was realizing.He
continued to stare at the screen numbly.
Questions
Why would they kill a little baby?
I don't think it's right to just kill people for no
reason.
How could they just kill an innosent baby?
Quote20
"I want you to come,Giver,"Jonas pleaded.
Questions
Where does Jonas want the Giver
to go?
Where is Jonas going?
Why is Jonas leaving?
Why does he want the Giverto go with
him?
Quote 21
He knew that in the danger of his
escape he must be absolutely silent;
but with his heart and mind,he called
back and hoped that with his capacity
for hearing-beyond,The Giver would
know that jonas had said goodbye.
Questions
How does he hear beyond?
When you're the Receiver/Giver does
you're hearing advance?
Quote22
They ate some berries,and tried without
success to catch a bird.
Questions
How did they get berries,I thought they
weren't in an agricultural area any more?
Quote23
Using his final strength,and a special
knowledge that was deep inside him,
Jonas found the sled that was waiting
for them at the top of the hill.
Questions
Why was there a sled at the top of the
hill?
Did someone leave it there?
When did they go over there?
How did they know Jonas was going
to be there( the reciever?)
Extra Questions
How did the community stop earthquakes,
if they didnt why didnt the receiver nor the
giver any memory of one?
In chapter 22 what was the strange creature
jonas and gabriel saw?